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Lesson Plans - 5th Grade

Bees, Butterflies, & Bugs Mobile

Create a colorful mobile with your favorite flying creatures. Combine various bug body types into a delightful display.

Celebrate Pi Day

The mathematical constant Pi, sometimes written as Pi, is approximately equal to 3.14159… Each year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 by math enthusiasts around the world. You have been selected to explore the meaning of Pi and to celebrate Pi Day through online activities.

Imagine That

Information dangles from the ceiling! That’s the effect when students gather information using a variety of references and create mobiles of inventions or scientific discoveries. This lesson is for Day 5 of the unit Inventions and Inventors.

Inside Information

This lesson is for Day 3 of the unit Inventions and Inventors. Students use a variety of references and write to inform as they explore significant inventors and inventions and the impact of the inventions in the field of communication.

Timeline Shuffle

It’s a lineup! Students become actively involved in creating a timeline of significant technology achievements and scientific discoveries. This lesson is for Day 6 of the unit, Inventions and Inventors.